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(STATS) -- Being snubbed from the FCS playoff field last season is no longer such a big concern for the University of North Dakota.Getting a playoff resume going this year is now the issue following the No. 19 Fighting Hawks 13-9 loss at Stony Brook in the season opener for both teams Thursday night.The Big Sky squad next faces an even more difficult assignment -- a Sept. 10 visit to Mid-American Conference power Bowling Green.Winning with defense and special teams is often UNDs forte, but Stony Brook (1-0) likes the same formula. The CAA Football team erased a 9-7 deficit when Gavin Heslop blocked a Austin Dussold punt attempt and Kye Morgan picked up the ball at UNDs 7-yard line and raced into the end zone with 8:52 to play.I thought our guys played hard, but we never got anything going offensively and when you give up a special teams touchdown, that makes it hard to win, UND coach Bubba Schweigert said. I thought our defense came up with a lot stops tonight, but give Stony Brook credit -- that was a physical football game and a tough one to lose.The two teams combined for only 398 yards (Stony Brook 221, UND 177). Safety Cole Reyes was UNDs defensive standout, scoring on a safety in the third quarter and totaling two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble, eight tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack.The game was tied 7-7 at halftime after both teams scored touchdowns in the second quarter. UNDs John Santiago scored on a 16-yard run and Stony Brooks Cal Daniels recovered teammate Jordan Gowins fumble which bounced into the Fighting Hawks end zone.The intersectional matchup was the return trip of Stony Brooks visit to UND in 2014 -- a 13-3 UND win which had only one offensive touchdown.---=STATS FCS TOP 25=ALL TIMES ETTHURSDAY, SEPT. 1No. 3 Jacksonville State (1-0) 31, North Alabama (0-1) 12Jacksonville State quarterback Eli Jenkins picked up where he left off in earning first-team All-America honors for the FCS runner-up last season. The senior gained 331 total yards, rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown and passing for 230 yards.Auburn transfer Roc Thomas carried the ball 20 times for 71 yards and three touchdowns. He also had four receptions for 53 yards.The Gamecocks gained 502 offensive yards, but committed 12 penalties for 106 yards.---=No. 6 Chattanooga (1-0) 66, Shorter (0-1) 0New starting quarterback Alejandro Bennifield was lifted from the game in the second quarter, but not before he threw touchdowns to four different receivers while Chattanooga built a 45-0 halftime lead. The junior finished 8 of 11 for 135 yards with an interception.Backup quarterback Tyler Roberson totaled three touchdowns -- two runs and a 9-yard reception from Bennifield.---=North Carolina State (1-0) 48, No. 9 William & Mary (0-1) 14The visiting Tribe allowed 21 unanswered points in the second quarter while falling behind 28-7 at halftime. N.C. State finished with 521 offensive yards.Tribe quarterback Steve Cluley passed for only 99 yards with two interceptions, but he accounted for both touchdowns on a 10-yard run and a 16-yard pass to DeVonte Dedmon.---=No. 15 The Citadel (1-0, 1-0 Southern) 24, Mercer (0-1, 0-1) 23The Citadel has beaten Mercer in three straight seasons by a combined five points. The difference in this years Southern Conference opener was Middle Tennessee State graduate transfer Cody Clarks 35-yard field goal with 2:20 left.The Bulldogs, playing on the road without suspended quarterback Dominique Allen, scored on their first three possessions, including Tyler Renew (27 carries, 146 yards) going 70 yards on the games second play, for a 21-3 lead in the first quarter. But a pair of touchdown runs by quarterback John Russ helped Mercer to 20 unanswered points and a 23-21 lead.Clarks winning field goal capped a 15-play drive for the defending co-SoCon champion, whose new coach, Brent Thompson, won his debut.---=No. 20 Western Illinois (1-0) 38, Eastern Illinois (0-1) 21Charlie Fisher won his Western Illinois coaching debut on the road as sophomore Steve McShane rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns, including a 70-yarder, on 28 carries.Quarterback Mitch Kimbles 323 passing yards and three total touchdowns werent enough for Eastern Illinois as third-year coach Kim Dameron fell to 0-9 in non-conference games.---=FRIDAY, SEPT. 2=No. 21 Colgate (0-0) at Syracuse (0-0), 7 p.m.---=SATURDAY, SEPT. 3=Kentucky State (0-0) at No. 7 Charleston Southern (0-0), 11:45 a.m.---=No. 23 Villanova (0-0) at Pittsburgh (0-0), 1:30 p.m.---=No. 4 Richmond (0-0) at Virginia (0-0), 3:30 p.m.---=Central Washington (0-0) at No. 17 Portland State (0-0), 5:30 p.m.---=Morehead State (0-0) at No. 12 James Madison (0-0), 6 p.m.---=St. Augustines (0-0) at No. 25 North Carolina A&T (0-0), 6 p.m.---=Valparaiso (0-0) at No. 10 Illinois State (0-0), 7 p.m.---=Tarleton State (0-0) at No. 11 McNeese (0-0), 7 p.m.---=Oklahoma Panhandle State (0-0) at No. 2 Sam Houston State (0-0), 7 p.m.---=No. 24 Towson (0-0) at South Florida (0-0), 7 p.m.---=No. 5 Northern Iowa (0-0) at Iowa State (0-0), 8 p.m.---=No. 16 Coastal Carolina (0-0) at Lamar (0-0), 8 p.m.---=No. 8 South Dakota State (0-0) at TCU (0-0), 8 p.m.---=No. 14 Eastern Washington (0-0) at Washington State (0-0), 8 p.m.---=No. 22 New Hampshire (0-0) at San Diego State (0-0), 8:30 p.m.---=Saint Francis (0-0) at No. 13 Montana (0-0), 9 p.m.---=No. 18 Northern Arizona (0-0) at Arizona State (0-0), 10:45 p.m. San Jose Sharks Jerseys . -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates made their way to the locker room. 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South Africa have freshened up their engine room, making two changes to the tight five to face the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship Test in Christchurch.Stormers pair Pieter-Steph du Toit and Vincent Koch will start Saturdays Test while uncapped Lions hooker Malcolm Marx comes onto an overhauled bench.Eighteen-Test lock Du Toit replaces Lood de Jager, who suffered a bruised knee in last weeks 23-17 loss to Australia in Brisbane.Koch, who has joined English champion club Saracens, will play his fifth Test in place of prop Lourens Adriaanse, who drops to the bench and pushes out Trevor Nyakane.A Springboks side seeking to avoid a third straight loss on the road will once again feature six forwards on the reserves bench.The recalled Willem Alberts fills the void left by du Toit while Damian de Allende usurps Lionel Mapoe as outside back cover and Marxs promotion comes at the expense of Bongi Mbonambi.Flanker Francois Louw will play his 50th Test, while it is the 120th cap for Bryan Habana. The most capped winger in history will move to eighth on the list of all Test players.It is otherwise an experienced Springboks starting side, boasting 488 combined caps compared to New Zealands 726.ddddddddddddCoach Allister Coetzee says the fact many of his 23 players havent faced the All Blacks is a cause for excitement this week.However, he says they must blend that with composure.We know that our discipline was not on par against the Wallabies in Brisbane, and we have to show a big improvement on several fronts, he said.Our defence will have to be solid for the full duration of the match, because the All Blacks have the game breakers that will punish you for any defensive lapse.South Africa: Johan Goosen, Bryan Habana, Jesse Kriel, Juan de Jongh, Francois Hougaard, Elton Jantjies, Faf de Klerk, Warren Whiteley, Oupa Mohoje, Francois Louw, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Vincent Koch, Adriaan Strauss (capt), Tendai Mtawarira. Reserves: Malcolm Marx, Steven Kitshoff, Lourens Adriaanse, Franco Mostert, Willem Alberts, Jaco Kriel, Morne Steyn, Damian de Allende. ' ' '